State Agencies
Arizona

FACTS & FIGURES Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System Comprehensive Results (including charter schools) Comparisons Between State or District and National Results [pdf 106K] School Health Profiles Chronic Disease [pdf 221K] Selected Topics [pdf 272K] School Health Policies and Programs Study School Health Program Report Card Health Topic Fact Sheets Childhood Obesity [pdf 226K] HIV Epidemic [pdf 138K] Tobacco Use [pdf 121K]   PREVIOUS PROGRAM ACTIVITIES Arizona, 2003–2008   FOR MORE INFORMATION Arizona Department of Education: School Effectiveness* Miranda Graves CSHP Director Breann Westmore PANT Coordinator Jean Ajamie HIV Prevention Program Administrator (interim) YRBS & Profiles Coordinator   Arizona Department of Health* Cynthia Aron CSHP Manager

Arizona's Program In Action

Promoting Coordinated School Health with an Emphasis on Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Tobacco Use Prevention (PANT)

• Coordinating a statewide coalition of public and private partners in health and education to strengthen PANT efforts, develop strategies to address health disparities, enhance school level capacity to implement coordinated school health, and inform decision-makers and public regarding the health status of Arizona’s youth.
   
• Providing targeted assistance to local education agencies on development, implementation, and evaluation of Local Wellness Policies.
   
• Implementing the Coordinated School Health Professional Development Institute to build the capacity of school staff and provide tools and strategies for promoting CSH and PANT activities to improve academic achievement.
   
• Evaluating progress toward building capacity, conducting staff development, revising health and physical education standards, and disseminating resource materials.

Providing HIV Prevention Education

• Providing professional development opportunities and trainings on the characteristics of educational approaches and methods that create effective sexual health and HIV/AIDS prevention.
   
• Partnering with the Arizona Parent-Teacher Association to provide trainings for local school districts on how to improve parent-child communication about HIV infection and other sensitive issues; and partnering with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Arizona to provide Reducing the Risk Curricula at four juvenile correction facilities.
   
• Maintaining the Arizona Adolescent School Health Listserv to communicate trainings, up-to-date research, funding announcements, and professional development opportunities.

Conducting the Youth Risk Behavior Survey

• Administering the YRBS in high schools throughout Arizona to obtain data representative of students in grades 9−12.
   
• Creating a brochure and a report to communicate YRBS results.
   
• Disseminating the YRBS results report and brochure to stakeholders across the state.

For information on Arizona's previous program activities, see Arizona, 2003–2008.

For data from other states, territories, or localities, see

• SHPPS: School Health Policies and Programs Study
• School Health Profiles
• YRBSS: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
• Youth Online: Comprehensive Results

For more information on CDC/DASH funded programs, see

• Funded State, Territorial, and Local Agencies and Tribal Governments
• Funded National Nongovernmental Organizations

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Page last reviewed: May 13, 2009
Page last modified: November 09, 2009
Content source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Adolescent and School Health

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